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# Building a Workflow(s) for a Listing

If your listing process feels too long or confusing, you're not alone.

Many agents try to cram *everything* — from prepping for the listing appointment to going under contract — into one massive workflow.

But here's the truth 👇

The most successful Nekst users break their listing process into **three smaller, more manageable workflows**. This keeps your timelines clear, your start and end dates accurate, and your process easy to follow.

With Nekst's multiple-workflow support, you can add each of these workflows to the same transaction as you move through your listing process.

### ✳️ Listing Workflow 1: Pre-Appointment Workflow
For planning **before your listing appointment** — gathering details, prepping materials, and organizing your presentation.

🕒 **Recommended Dates:**
${color}[#03b300](**Start Date**) → Today (or the day you begin prepping)
${color}[#f40101](**End Date**) → Date of the Listing Appointment

📋 **Example Tasks:**
* Confirm appointment with seller
* Prepare CMA and listing presentation
* Pull sales statistics
* Print the pre-listing packet and mail it to the house

💡 *Once the appointment is done and the seller agrees to list, add the Pre-Listing Workflow from the Transaction page: click **Add → Workflow** to apply it as a secondary workflow.*

### ✳️ Listing Workflow 2: Pre-Listing Workflow
Covers everything from the moment the seller agrees to list until the property is ready to go live in the MLS.

🕒 **Recommended Dates:**
${color}[#03b300](**Start Date**) → When the seller agrees to list, signs the agreement, or prep begins
${color}[#f40101](**End Date**) → Listing Live Date (MLS activation)

📋 **Example Tasks:**
* Sign listing agreement
* Coordinate cleaning, staging, or repairs
* Schedule professional photos
* Write the listing description and upload documents
* Confirm the MLS input date

💡 *Once your listing is active in the MLS, add the Listing to Expiration Workflow using **Add → Workflow**.*

### ✳️ Workflow 3: Listing to Expiration Workflow
Begins when your listing goes live and continues through expiration (or until it goes under contract).

🕒 **Recommended Dates:**
${color}[#03b300](**Start Date**) → Listing Live Date
${color}[#f40101](**End Date**) → Listing Expiration Date

📋 **Example Tasks:**
* Schedule open houses and showings
* Send weekly activity reports to the seller
* Publish the listing on social channels
* 7-day reminder before listing expiration

💡 If your seller accepts an offer, you have two options depending on your transaction types:
* **Same Type:** Add a Pending Seller workflow using **Add → Workflow**.
* **Different Type:** Create a new Transaction for the Pending Seller. This also lets you return to your Listing Workflow if the deal falls through.

### 🪄 Why This Approach Works
✅ Keeps each workflow simple and focused
✅ Makes it clear which dates to use for Start and End points
✅ Lets you reuse key processes (staging, photos, showings) without confusion
✅ Lets you pause, archive, or relaunch any phase without affecting the others
✅ Choose **Keep Existing Tasks** when adding a secondary workflow to preserve progress from earlier phases

### 💡 Quick Tips
* **Name each workflow clearly** — e.g., "Listing 1: Pre-Appointment," "Listing 2: Pre-Listing," "Listing 3: Active Listing."
* **Link to the right Market** so your dates adjust automatically when launching new transactions.
* **When adding a workflow mid-transaction,** uncheck **Use Current Dates** if the new workflow has different Start and End Dates than the original.